#F00016

A medium, vivid red closely aligning with Red.

About #F00016

The hex code #F00016 represents a beautifully specific shade of red. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Red. In the RGB color space, it consists of 240 red, 0 green, and 22 blue.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 100% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 354.5 degrees, it sits comfortably in the red spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#F00016
RGB240, 0, 22
HSL354.5°, 100.0%, 47.1%
CMYK0%, 100%, 91%, 6%
HSV354.5°, 100.0%, 94.1%
LAB50.2, 76.7, 57.7
XYZ36.1, 18.6, 2.4
Decimal15728662

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.45:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
4.72:1
Text on #000000
AA
4.26:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.01:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #F00016; }
.text-color { color: #F00016; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #F00016; }

Similar Colors

Red
#FF0000